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Workforce

Construction adds 16,000 workers in September, unemployment falls 7 points

The construction industry added jobs during September, extending a streak of job gains now nine months long. Construction added 16,000 workers in September and now employs 6.079 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That is the industry’s highest figure since May 2009. The new data also revised the August employment figure […]

October 3, 2014

Safety

Update your construction company’s safety plan to protect temporary workers

So, your safety plan is up to date, you conduct frequent, targeted training and your workers have bought into and contribute to your safety culture. What more is there to do? Think about your temporary workers. You may not hire them every year—especially during the downturn—but it’s likely you’ve either used them or will use […]

October 2, 2014

Business

Construction critical to growth of unconventional energy market

Construction is a key player throughout the “unconventional” oil and gas supply chain, according to a just-released study by the Energy Equipment Infrastructure Alliance, and conducted by IHS Global Insight. The industry is one of five critical economic sectors when it comes to the unconventional energy market, defined as oil and gas extracted by horizontal […]

October 1, 2014

Business

Construction spending dips 0.8% in August due to fall in nonresidential

U.S. construction spending saw its second dip of the year in August, falling 0.8 percent. Spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $961 billion in August, according to preliminary estimates in a report from the Commerce Department. In addition to August’s dip, the report revised downward the rates for the previous two months […]

October 1, 2014

Business

It’s time for contractors to start financial planning for 2015. Here are 3 tips to get you started

Now that the construction busy season is winding down, it’s time to turn your attention to those housekeeping tasks you need to do each year in the fourth quarter. You need to step back and take a critical look at your company in preparation for planning for 2015. Not sure what to do? Here are […]

September 29, 2014

Business

PCA forecasts steady growth for cement consumption through 2016 as construction activity increases

According to the latest forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), cement consumption in the U.S. will see steady gains over the next three years. As far back as the World of Concrete show in January and again in the Spring, PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan has forecasted 8-percent growth in cement consumption and that […]

September 25, 2014

Safety

Equipment operator killed after bulldozer flips, pins him underneath in Tennessee

A construction worker was killed in an accident south of Nashville Tuesday afternoon when a bulldozer flipped on top of him. Ricky McCurry, 58, was working at a jobsite in Eagleville, Tennessee, 37 miles south of Nashville, where the town’s new high school is being built, according to a report from WKRN-TV. Officials from the […]

September 25, 2014

Safety

AGC to offer new work zone training program in 2015

The Associated General Contractors of America will put $135,000 in grant money to good use in 2015, using the funds to implement safety training classes on highway work zones. According to both federal safety data and AGC survey results, work zone crashes are responsible for a high number of injuries among construction workers. From 2003 […]

September 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Time-lapse captures 2-year construction of new San Francisco 49ers football stadium in 2 minutes

The folks at EarthCam have done it again, capturing yet another huge construction project from start to finish this time with the new home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. Levi’s Stadium is the first new NFL stadium to be built in California in 50 years and cost about $1.2 billion. The stadium seats about […]

September 24, 2014

Business

Ohio DOT’s first P3 construction project will be largest in state’s history

The Portsmouth Gateway Group is set to begin building the largest single construction project the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has ever seen. According to a news release from the ODOT, construction won’t be cheap—it’ll cost around $429 million to construct the entire Portsmouth Bypass, which is a 16-mile, four-lane limited access highway from U.S. 23 north […]

September 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

Highway and bridge construction on the rise in August

New construction starts are back to the normal pace reported during the first seven months of the year. Construction dropped nine percent in August after recording a boost in energy-related manufacturing projects in July. However, the drop did not seem to have a negative impact on highway and bridge construction. According to McGraw Hill Construction, a division […]

September 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

LED light balloons are a durable, cost-effective way to illuminate a jobsite

Illuminate the jobsite in any environment with 8:12 Illumination’s energy efficient LED light balloon, which handles all types of weather year-round. Designed for construction, road work, landscaping applications and more, the balloon is available in 200- and 400-watt models that can be powered off a 110-volt outlet, small solar panel or a battery pack when […]

September 23, 2014